Miracle September delivers red music with a twist

Beijing Symphony Orchestra will perform in London on July 29.

LET THE MUSIC PLAY

This will be the year of with world-class musicians will help us jing Symphony Orchestra should work to By CHEN NAN Tosca — along with well-known Chi“When I heard myself singing in Italian. One of the most important by the early 20th century.

BEIJING CALLING

There are many ways to get to know a city. The best way is to experience it in person – travel across it, live there for a while, talk to people and make friends.

Singing an ancient opera’S praiSeS

Kunqu Opera is one of the oldest There has been a revival of the art extant forms of Chinese opera. form since the 1980s.

Opening gala

Opening Dance: TheHeavenlyForbiddenCiy Performed by Beijing Dance, Drama and Opera

China’s Kunqu Opera classics set to impress the UK

Northern Kunqu Opera Theater will make its debut in London for the 2012 Olympics, mu Qian seven professional Kunqu troupes and the only one in North China.

Red music receives a modern twist

Instrumentalist Wang Xiaowei and singer Wang Xiaohai say miracles have happened since they met and became the band Miracle september.

The world’s a stage

Kunqu Opera will make its debut in London for the 2012 Olympics,mu Qian reports. Two rare performances of Kunqu Opera in London will transport audiences to ancient China.

Culture Week tells Beijing’s story to the world

Why is the Beijing government hosting Beijing Culture Week during the london Olympics? Who is the event’s target audience?

Realistic and redolent of China

A featured artist at the Chinese Oil Painting Art Exhibition in London, Wang Yidong reflects the country’s rural ethos, Zhang Zixuan reports.

Let the music play

It will be a prolific season for the Beijing Symphony Orchestra in 2012, with a crowded program that will also see it travelling to the London Olympics,mu Qian reports.

From folk in the field to opera’s grand stage